eXtreme .NET: Introducing eXtreme Programming Techniques to .NET Developers [Electronic resources] نسخه متنی

If a Computer Can Do It, Then It Should

I believe as programmers we should use the tools we have at hand for our own advantage, and the computer is an ideal tool for carrying out many of these repetitive steps. When the team I am working with starts a new project, I always insist on setting up a build procedure as one of the first steps in the development process. I also like to ensure that we have an installer program ready from day one. This makes shipping the software easier at the end of the project, because we dealt with it at the beginning.

Let's see how our eXtreme .NET team is dealing with automating the build process.